Graduate Cyber Security Analyst

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Karachi Software employs 480 people across engineering hubs in Karachi and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers.

The position:

We are creating this position because the workload has grown. We need someone who writes up incidents clearly enough that the next shift can pick them up without asking. You can work from home anywhere in Pakistan. We have no office requirement. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

What you'll do:

• Monitor and triage alerts in Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar or Elastic SIEM.
• Hand off open cases at shift change with clear notes.
• Write and update SOC runbooks and playbooks.
• Analyse reported phishing emails, check headers and URLs, and purge malicious messages.
• Help with user access reviews and offboarding audits.
• Review firewall, proxy, VPN and authentication logs for suspicious activity.
• Run vulnerability scans with Tenable Nessus, Qualys or Rapid7 and track remediation with system owners.
• Escalate confirmed incidents and follow the incident response plan.

What you need:

• Ability to work shifts, including some nights, weekends or holidays as scheduled.
• Basic scripting in PowerShell or Python.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP and common ports and protocols.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (or ability to obtain within six months)

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior help desk or network administration experience.
• Cloud log analysis (CloudTrail, Entra ID sign-in logs)
• CySA+, GCIH, GCIA or BTL1 certification.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with occasional after-hours escalations

Perks and benefits:

• Medical insurance.
• Provident fund.
• Paid leave.
• Fuel allowance.
• Two bonuses a year.
• Life insurance.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Karachi Software (Pvt.) Ltd..